Giles Palmer

In vitro fertilisation guide to patients. Giles Palmer is a clinical embryologist and is Director of the Assisted Reproduction Unit at Mitera hospital in Athens. After graduating in Genetics at Leeds University, UK he attained a position as research officer at London's Hammersmith Hospital's acclaimed IVF unit. After a consultancy position for Iceland's first IVF Unit (University Hospital, Reykjavik) he moved to Greece in 1992. Since moving to Greece he has worked in the largest IVF units in Athens. He is a member of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) and PEKE (Greek Society of Clinical Embryologists) He has been accredited with Senior Embryologist Status by ESHRE. His collaboration with St. Sophia's Children's Hospital (Athens University) has led to many publications in Leading Scientific journals concerning many topics including Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis for Cystic Fibrosis and B-thalassaemia. kosmogonia@cellscience.com